Monthly Archives: June 2014

Carlos Rubinstein, Chairman of the Texas Water Development Board, will join the panel of experts examining the issues of water at the first luncheon of the new ULI program year on August 27th at the Junior League of Houston. Offering the point of view of commercial and residential developers, as well as regional and state water authorities, the panel will delve into the pressures of rapid growth, rising demand, changing climate and strategies to minimize risk. Video: Carlos Rubinstein, Chairman of the Texas Water Development Board Confirmed expert panelists … Read More

ULI Houston Building Healthy Places Slideshow Building a place with a sense of connection – where people want to live, visit or work – will prove out in retention, frequency, sales and so forth, panelists said at the ULI discussion “Building Healthy Communities and the Bottom Line” last week in Houston. The discussion, facilitated by ULI Senior Vice President, Washington, DC, Rachel MacCleery, brought together a cross section of projects and experiences in and around Texas focusing on the market case for projects that improve the health of people and … Read More

The national consulting firm headed by Suburban Marketplace keynote speaker, John Burns, released its list of the top 25 amenities new-home shoppers seek. The results were tallied by generation: Baby Boomers, born 1946-1964, Gen X, born 1965-1979, and Gen Y, also called “Millennials,” born 1980-2000. But across all generations, grocery stores came out on top. For more results of the Consumer Insights study by John Burns Real Estate consulting, click here Speaking to the sold-out crowd at ULI Houston’s largest program focused on issues that impact suburban development, Scott McClellan, … Read More